Wormhole, the leading global blockchain interoperability platform, announced a strategic integration with **XRP Ledger (XRPL)** and its new **smart contract compatible network (EVM Sidechain)**. This collaboration will **connect XRPL with over 35 blockchains**, facilitating the circulation of assets and the development of more agile and accessible financial products.
Interoperability has become an essential requirement for achieving the mass adoption of digital assets. Thanks to this partnership, users and developers will be able to:
- **Move digital assets like XRP or stablecoins** to other blockchain networks while maintaining their original backing;
- **Interact with smart contracts** between different blockchains, opening the door to new applications in payments, decentralized finance (DeFi), and tokenization of real-world assets (RWA).
“By integrating Wormhole with XRPL, we are expanding the capabilities of one of the most established networks in enterprise finance. This reinforces its role as a foundation for interoperable and regulated digital asset ecosystems,” stated **Robinson Burkey, co-founder of Wormhole Foundation.**
This integration allows assets created on XRPL to operate **smoothly and securely** across other ecosystems without the need to issue new versions of the same token. For Ripple, this signifies a strong step toward a more connected infrastructure, focusing on the **institutional and regulatory adoption of digital finance**.
Wormhole already supports over **200 applications** and since its launch in 2020, it has facilitated over **$60 billion in cross-chain transfers**, making it the most widely used interoperability protocol in the world. Its technology is employed by institutions like **BlackRock, Apollo, and Securitize** to connect tokenized financial products with various blockchain ecosystems.
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